We opened our accounts in Feb this year in Phuket. Got our DTVs in may/june just as the crackdown began. Accounts frozen from june. We tried to save it by sending in a whole bunch of documents, wise and home country bank statements to prove transactions aren’t hanky-panky, home country id and business details, dtv documents sent into the embassy, one year house lease, landlords id, blue book, thai driving license, everything we could think of. Unfortunately they still had to close our accounts.

@Jef *******

😉no wonder! Thanks anyways 👍🏼

@Jef *******

hi may i ask where and how? Ours got closed unfortunately. But still always on the look out for the chance to open one again. Thanks!

@THAI *****************************

and you can only open a bank account for a retirement visa. Still not possible for a DTV?

I have flown in and out of Thailand 4 times since getting the DTV in May 2025. Latest one I stayed 3 days, upon entry at DMK the IO accidentally gave me a 60 days visa exempt and he kept apologizing when I told him I’m on the DTV. It was all good, I was just glad I didnt get any extra questioning!

I went to the main immigration office in Phuket just 2 weeks ago. Paid 500baht and got the residence certificate in a half hour ☺️

Hi, we applied and got approvals for our family of 4 just recently. I applied first, and once i was approved, we applied for my husband and our sons on separate trips due to my husband’s schedule. We applied in Jakarta, we each got approved in 6-7 business days. No additional documents were asked throughout all 4 applications. We used birth ceritificates for the boys, and our marriage certificate translated into English for my husband. My bank account statements and sponsorship letter from me for all of them. Thankful it was all smooth sailing 🙏🏼

My husband and younger son just got approved today. 6 business days (staying 10days) Myself and my elder son got approved in 7 business days each in May(stayed 22 days because we had to mine first before my son’s dependent one and there were some holidays)

@Cole ********

yea, im on the same bank too assuming thats bangkok bank. But a branch in Phuket. I’ll bring all these documents in with the gym letter in again, and see what they say. Thanks so much for texting back 🙏🏼

@Cole ********

hi there, ive brought in documents to show account transactions, apartment lease, apartment blue book and landlord id, postpaid phone number matching my name, my foreign business details. What else did you have to show to have them unfreeze your account? Trying hard to see what else i can provide to keep my account 🙏🏼 hoping to hear from u, thanks!